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April 2024 – Panel discussion
Best practices in scholarly communication
The use of modern technologies has recently become the focus of authors, editors, and publishers. In this panel discussion, we will overview the possibilities of utilizing large language models and artificial intelligence in scholarly communication, as well as the ethical considerations that accompany such usage. We will also present the current technical capabilities and plans for the future development of the Croatian portal of scientific and professional journals Hrčak, and discuss the needs of the scientific community, especially those of journal editors.
Location: University of Zagreb, R. Cimermana 88, Zagreb, Croatia, from 14 to 15.30 h CEST
Speakers: Filip Šuligoj (University of Zagreb Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture), Ana Marušić (University of Split School of Medicine), Ljiljana Jertec Musap (University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (SRCE)), Iva Grabarić Andonovski, (University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Editor of Food Technology and Biotechnology, CROASC President, Hrčak Council member, EASE Vice President)
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April 2024 – Webinar
Use of persistent identifiers and their impact on visibility and citability of scientific papers
At the webinar, the most relevant persistent identifiers such as DOI, ORCID, ROR ID and URN:NBN will be presented, together with their impact on the visibility and citability of scientific papers. Useful examples will be given, as well as the most common mistakes associated with their non-use.
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February 2024 – Workshop
Web of Science online workshop
Web of Science online workshop for Croatian journal editors covered the following topics:
- Web of Science journal evaluation criteria
- Editorial evaluation process
- Journal submission procedure
- Assessment activity examples.
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October 2023 – Workshop
Scopus Only Day Workshop
At the workshop, an overview of Croatian journals and their indexing in Scopus was given, along with useful tips for the inclusion in the database and tools that can help journal editors. Editors also had the opportunity to consult individually with the Content Selection and Advisory Board experts about the inclusion of their journal in Scopus.
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October 2023 – Webinar
Webinar on copyright and Creative Commons licenses
Webinar for journal editors on how to regulate copyright agreements with editors and which Creative Commons licenses are available for journals, with the overview of differences between CC license types and examples of journals that are using them.
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September 2023 – Panel discussion
PUBMET2023 Conference ZNAK/EASE session: Environmental awareness and sustainability in scholarly communication
Panel discussion organized by Croatian Association for Scholarly Communication (CROASC or ZNAK in Croatian), EASE Croatian Chapter and EASE Environment and Sustainability Committee, in which the ways to reduce environmental impact and increase sustainability, along with various initiatives and resources available for journal editors and publishers, will be presented and discussed.
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September 2023 – Event
PUBMET2023 – The 10th Conference on Scholarly Communication in the Context of Open Science
We welcome you to take part in PUBMET2023 – The 10th Conference on Scholarly Communication in the Context of Open Science, organized by the University of Zadar Department of Information Sciences, University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and School of Medicine, University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, Ruđer Bošković Institute in Zagreb and Croatian Association for Scholarly Communication. The conference is being supported by EASE, OpenAire, OPERAS, Sparc Europe, and the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia.
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May 2023 – Event
Croatian EASE Chapter / CROASC / University of Zadar – 17th EASE General Assembly and Conference satellite session
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September 2022 – Symposium
PUBMET2022 – The 9th Conference on Scholarly Communication in the Context of Open Science
PUBMET2022 - The 9th Conference on Scholarly Communication in the Context of Open Science is organized by the University of Zadar, Croatian Association for Scholarly Communication, University of Zagreb and Ruđer Bošković Institute, under the auspices of Croatian Ministry of Science and Education, OpenAire, Ni4OS Europe, Sparc Europe and EASE. The conference aims to bring together various experts, researchers, information specialists and librarians, editors, publishers, educators, policymakers, communication specialists and journalists. The focus of the conference is scholarly communication (publishing as the most visible channel) and metrics.
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September 2022 – Panel discussion
Peer Review Week 2022 session
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July 2022 – Event
Croatian EASE Chapter/CROASC – satellite session to 16th EASE Conference
Croatian EASE Chapter and Croatian Association for Scholarly Communication (CROASC or ZNAK in Croatian) are organizing an online satellite session dedicated to the 16th EASE General Assembly and Conference: The manuscript journey: the editors’ perspective (24-26 June 2022, Valencia and online). It will cover the topic of the usage of social networking platforms by Croatian scientific journals, editors and scientists. The session will be held in Croatian.
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July 2022 – Event
Croatian EASE Chapter/CROASC – satellite session to 16th EASE Conference
Croatian EASE Chapter and Croatian Association for Scholarly Communication (CROASC or ZNAK in Croatian) are organizing an online satellite session dedicated to the 16th EASE General Assembly and Conference: The manuscript journey: the editors’ perspective (24-26 June 2022, Valencia and online). It will cover the topic of the usage of social networking platforms by Croatian scientific journals, editors and scientists. The session will be held in Croatian.
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July 2022 – Webinar
How does Scopus help me in my editorial activities? Workshop for journal editors
Webinar organized by Elsevier, EASE Croatian Chapter and Croatian Association for Scholarly Communication on how to use Scopus database as a journal editor and how to search for articles, authors, reviewers, editorial board members.
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July 2022 – Webinar
The role of scientific journals in the promotion of Open Access to research data
Webinar about the role of scientific journals in the promotion of Open Access to research data, organized by Croatian Social Science Data Archive, EASE Croatian Chapter and Croatian Association for Scholarly Communication
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June 2022 – Panel discussion
Panel discussion on Open Access to scientific monographs
Panel discussion among authors, publishers and financiers on Open Access and financing of scientific monographs, organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatian Association for Scholarly Communication and EASE Croatian Chapter
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May 2022 – Webinar
How do I get my journal indexed in the Scopus database? An introduction for journal editors
Webinar organized by Elsevier, EASE Croatian Chapter and Croatian Association for Scholarly Communication about the process and criteria for selecting journals in the Scopus database.
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April 2022
EASE Editorial School for Journal Editors, Module 4
Module 4: "Promotion and indexing" will look at some of the problems in becoming indexed and ways that journals can improve their chances of success when applying for inclusion within the prestigious indexes.
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April 2022
EASE Editorial School for Journal Editors, Module 3
Module 3: "Peer review process and production" will look at the various reviewing systems used by journals and provide tips for how the main problems with peer review (timeliness, quality and efficiency) can be reduced, improving operations and quality of feedbackand communicatiosn with authors.
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March 2022
EASE Editorial School for Journal Editors, Module 2
Module 2: "Publishing ethics for editors" considers some of the most common ethical issues such as plagiarised publications, data and artwork manipulation and misinterpretation, and the ways in which problems can be mitigated, resolved effectively and efficiently.
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March 2022 – Course
Editorial School for Journal Editors – Croatia
A four-module Editorial School for Journal Editors starting 23 March, for EASE members in four countries: Croatia, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine organised by their respective Regional Chapters. Over four weeks, participants will cover the following topics:
Journal structure and management
Publishing ethics for editors
Peer review process and production
Promotion and indexing
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September 2021 – Webinar
Web of Science Journal Evaluation Process and Selection Criteria
Webinar on the process of evaluation of science journals and the criteria of their selection for inclusion in WoS CC
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September 2021 – Event
The 7th Conference on Scholarly Communication and Publishing in the Context of Open Science
Organisation of PUBMET2020
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September 2021 – Event
The 8th Conference on Scholarly Communication and Publishing in the Context of Open Science
Organisation of PUBMET2021
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September 2021 – Workshop
Workshop: Digital Reference Management: Tools and Techniques
PUBMET2021 workshop for authors and editors on how to use digital reference management tools, overview of best practices in managing references with practical examples by using Zotero
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September 2021 – Workshop
Workshop: Effective Science Engagement and Media
PUBMET2021 workshop on how to present science to public
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September 2021 – Workshop
Workshop: Statistics for non-mathematicianson the usage and evaluation of statistics for journal editors
PUBMET2021 workshop on the usage and evaluation of statistics for authors and journal editors
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June 2021 – Event
Croatian EASE Regional Chapter – Croatian Association for Scholarly Communication (CROASC) EASE 2021 satellite session
Croatian EASE Chapter and CROASC organised a satellite session to the 15th EASE Conference, on 17 June 2021, with the
following programme:
9.00-9.30 am (CEST) Mario Malički (Stanford University / Research Integrity and Peer Review / EASE / CROASC): (Young) Editor’s Guide to Preprints and Peer Review
9.30-9.40 am Q&A
9.45-10.00 am Danijel Namjesnik (University of Zagreb / Croatica Chemica Acta / CROASC): Results of the survey on preprint evaluation and publishing practices of Croatian scientific journals
10.05-12.00 Panel discussion: How to evaluate preprints and do we need printed issues of journals
Moderator: Iva Grabarić Andonovski (Food Technology and Biotechnology / EASE / CROASC)
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June 2021 – Event
Preprints and how to handle them from an editor’s point of view and transition to online publications with emphasis on the environmental role of editors
Satellite session to 15th EASE Conference: An Editor’s Guide to Preprints and Peer Review (lecture), Presentation of the results of survey on publishing practices and preprint evaluation and a Panel discussion on how to evaluate preprints, transition to digital only publishing and the environmental role of editors
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April 2021 – Survey
Survey on publishing practices (printing vs digital only) and preprint evaluation of Croatian scientific journals
Survey on publishing practices and preprint evaluation of 76 Croatian scientific journals as a preparation for Satellite session to 15th EASE Conference
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April 2021 – Lecture
Good journal editing practices and new trends
Lecture on good journal editing practices and new trends (in Croatian), held by Iva Grabarić Andonovski and Jadranka Stojanovski, as a part of the series of lectures on open science and science editing "Podne manje kvarat", organized by the University of Zadar, Croatia.
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March 2021 – Webinar
Webinar: membership in CrossRef via Croatian DOI office
Webinar for journal editors on how to become a CrossRef member via Croatian DOI office at the National and University Library
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February 2021 – Workshop
Workshop on how to write a successful scientific manuscript
Workshop for authors and journal editors on how to prepare a manuscript for succesful publishing in a scientific journal, what are the most common mistakes from the perspective of editors, how to suggest authors to correct them, examples of good practices
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February 2021 – Presentation
Presentation of Kriyadocs platform for journal editing
Presentation of Kriyadocs platform for article submission, peer reviewing, editing and publishing articles in PDF and XML format
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January 2021 – Workshop
Workshop on advanced PDF creation
Workshop on advanced PDF creation, how to add audio, video and interactive objects to PDF, examples of good practices and how to add metadata to PDF, held by Marko Ban (CROASC) and Jadranka Stojanovski (Croatian Regional Chapter / CROASC)
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January 2021 – Activity
Policy archive
Collecting archiving policies of Croatian journals for inclusion in Sherpa/Romeo and Hrčak (Portal of Croatian scientific and professional journals)
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September 2020 – Event
Open peer review or how to enhance trust in peer review
Part of PRW2020
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September 2020 – Panel discussion
Panel discussion: OS Policies, OS Evaluation and Assessment, Supporting OS Publishing
PUBMET2020 panel on open science policies, evaluation and assessment and the roles of government institutions and agencies in supporting open access publishing
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September 2020 – Panel discussion
Panel discussion: The Role of Small/National Publishers/Journals
PUBMET2020 panel on the specific role of small/national publishers and how to compete with commercial, larger publishers
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September 2020 – Panel discussion
The Role of Small/National Publishers/Journals
Panel discussion at PUBMET2020 - The 7th Conference on Scholarly Communication and Publishing in the Context of Open Science about the role of publishers/journals in the small scholarly communities. The role of the scholarly journals at the national level was discussed, with a particular focus on the work with young scientists, Plan S requirements for the journals and changes in government policies, especially in the support of Open Access.
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September 2020 – Lecture
Editorial and Peer Review Policy: Are the Things Really as Clear to Authors as Editors Think They Are?
Analysis of editorial and peer review policies of forty-six Croatian scientific journals available on Hrčak – Portal of Croatian Scientific and Professional Journals, which publish scholarly articles in the domain of philology (authors: Nikica Mihaljević and Petra Božanić from University of Split, Croatia), presented at PUBMET 2020: The 7th Conference on Scholarly Communication and Publishing in the Context of Open Science.
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September 2020 – Workshop
Good Practices in Academic Writing
Workshop for authors and journal editors on how to prepare and edit an article with good structure and narrative, held by Vladimir Mrša (CROASC) and Dado Čakalo (Croatian Regional Chapter / CROASC) at PUBMET2020 - The 7th Conference on Scholarly Communication and Publishing in the Context of Open Science.
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September 2020 – Workshop
Workshop: Good practices in academic writing
PUBMET2020 workshop for authors and journal editors on good practices in academic writing
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March 2020 – Workshop
XML workshop for Croatian science editors
Workshop for journal editors on how to prepare manuscripts in XML format, showing examples of JATS XM and discussing procedure and tools for conversion of Word to XML, held by Marko Ban (CROASC).
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January 2020 – Activity
Lobbying
Meetings with Sherpa/Romeo and DOAJ representatives to include more Croatian journals in their databases, meetings with the representatives of the Croatian Ministry of Science and Education regarding changes in financing Croatian scientific journals
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January 2020 – Survey
Survey on financing and indexing of Croatian scientific journals
Survey on financing and indexing of Croatian journals for determining the changes of Ministry financing policies on journals and how it will impact their publication processes, especially those of journal indexed in international databases
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June 2018 – Session summary, Symposium
Editing small journals and those in languages other than English
A session organized by Croatian Regional Chapter during 14th EASE Conference, Bucharest, Romania, 2018.
Chair: Jadranka Stojanovski, Ruđer Bošković Institute / University of Zadar, Croatia
Content:
Editing Small Scientific Journals in Local, Regional or English Languages: Experience of Trakya University Journals (Cem Uzun, Editor Balkan Medical Journal / Trakya University, Turkey)
Food Technology and Biotechnology journal – transition from local to international journal (Iva Grabaric Andonovski, Editor, Food Technology & Biotechnology, Croatia)
Does it really sound better in English? – Example of a social sciences and humanities journal (Martina Petrinović, Managing editor Peristil, Croatia)
Experience in editing a multilingual journal (Zvonimir Prpić, Editor, Journal of Central European Agriculture, Croatia)
The pros and cons of bilingual publication (Taner Erdag, Editor, Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, Turkey)
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July 2015 – Event
Summer School of Scientific Communication
The 2015 Summer School of Scientific Communication was held in Split, Croatia in July. It was organized by a group of journal editors with experience in teaching in scientific writing, as a continuation of international writing workshops organized by the editors of the Croatian Medical Journal and the editors of other medical journals such as The Lancet, BMJ, JAMA and Annals of Internal Medicine. It was targeted to doctoral students and young postdoctoral fellows from all scientific fields who are preparing their first manuscript or would like to improve their skills in writing and publishing in scientific journals.
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July 2013 – Course
A Summer School for Scientific Communication
A Summer School for Scientific Communication: Writing Research for a Multidisciplinary Audience was held 15-18 July 2013. It was organized by the University of Split, Split, Croatia.
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July 2013 – Course
How to be a successful journal editor
Pippa Smart ran a course entitled 'how to be a successful journal editor' at Split University Library, Croatia from 11-12 July 2013